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Gorillas in the Mist Blog – Part 2

May 9, 2015 By Camilla Henneman

A small crew from Rick Baker’s shop went on location to shoot the gorilla suits and puppets.  The live action footage of real gorillas being gorillas and interacting with Sigourney had been previously shot at the Karasoke Research center in Rwanda. The editor, Stuart Baird had the difficult task of editing scenes of the real […]

Filed Under: Film & Television, Fun Facts/History, General Announcement Tagged With: Aberdare National Park, Angela Alexander, Dave Kindlon, Dian Fossey, Digit, gorillas, Gorillas In The Mist, John Alexander, Kenya, Marc Tyler, Peter Elliot, Phil Notaro, Rick Baker, Shepperton Studios, Sigourney Weaver, Simba, Steve Norrington, Stuart Baird, The Petersham, Tom Hester, Virunga

The Puppets of Captain EO

August 19, 2014 By Camilla Henneman

In 1986, Michael Jackson collaborated with Disney Studios to create a 3D film, exhibit, for the Disneyland theme parks. Pop King, Michael Jackson was always an aficionado of Walt Disney. He was known to visit the park, often in disguise.  He built a miniature theme park on his property; Neverland,  inspired by Disneyland. The film […]

Filed Under: Film & Television, Fun Facts/History Tagged With: 3D film, Al Coulter, alien, Angelica Huston, Bruce Schwartz, Captain EO, Cindy Sorenson, Dark Planet, Debbie Carrington, Disneyland, Elizabeth Taylor, Flutter, Francis Ford Coppola, Frank Carisosa, Fuzzball, Gary DePew, Geex, George Lucas, Jeffrey Hornaday, Jim Henson, Ken Myers, Lance Anderson, Lisa Sturz, Major Domo, Making of Captain EO, Marc Tyler, Michael Jackson, Minor Domo, Neverland, puppet, Rick Baker, Terri Hardin, Thriller, Tim Lawrence, Tom Hester, Tony Cox, Walt Disney

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